AE, MLO, Ops Jobs; Mixed-use, Fulfillment, Non-Agency Products; Events and Training May 24 2021, 8:15AM What is your, and your company’s, value proposition? Lenders must be vigilant, which means paying attention to trends, big and small. For example, on the large scale, more and more analysts are talking about talking about the Federal Reserve tapering off on its asset purchases, given the potential expanding U.S. economy. It seems that only the Fed is hesitant talking about it! But at some point, it is believed that the Fed will acknowledge the situation, and some of the emergency actions taken a year ago will begin to be removed. On a small scale, while some have been fretting about Amazon entering residential lending for years, how about watching those actually impacting their business? For example, “millennial and Gen-Z-focused” home buying platform Lower, announced the launch of its mobile app and new FDIC-insured deposit account, “HomeFund.” Lower will match dollar for dollar up to the first $1,000 saved in HomeCash. While future homeowners are earning HomeCash toward their home buying goals on each deposit, they’re also accruing interest. It’s good to know who’s doing what. Speaking of which, today’s audio version of the commentary is available here, this week’s is sponsored by Shamrock Home Loans, committed to building the next generation Mortgage Lender and expanding across the United States.